McKindley, Jack (Interview outline and video), 2014

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Jack McKindley was born in 1925 in Kalamazoo Michigan. He graduated from Mendon High School in 1943 and was drafted to the United States Army. After doing his basic training at Keesler Air-force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, he was sent to Arkansas to be part of the military band. He played trumpet for the 469th Air-force band with 27 other members. They were stationed outside of Newport News at Camp Patrick Henry in Virginia during the end of the war. He was discharged in March of 1946.

2014-04-17

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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